Aviva plc (LON:AV) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($6.80).

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, December 6th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Pippa Lambert purchased 988 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 465 ($5.69) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,621.19). Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Aviva Stock Performance

Shares of AV stock opened at GBX 491.70 ($6.02) on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 473.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 480.59. Aviva has a one year low of GBX 390.70 ($4.78) and a one year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.24). The stock has a market cap of £13.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,068.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Aviva Company Profile

Aviva plc provides various insurance, retirement, investment, and savings products in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and internationally. The company offers life insurance, long-term health and accident insurance, savings, pension, and annuity products, as well as pension fund business and lifetime mortgage products.